, Ḥammād ibn Isḥāq, and his cousin Yūsuf al-Qāḍī, Abū Khalīfah al-Jumaḥī, and many others besides them.

A portion of his Musnad has come into my possession.

Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn transmitted from Yaḥyā ibn Saʿīd al-Qaṭṭān, who said, “If I were to go to Musaddad and relate hadith to him in his own house, he would fully deserve that (1).”

Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal said, “Musaddad is truthful; whatever you have written from him, do not go beyond it (2).”

Abū al-Ḥasan al-Maymūnī said, “I asked Abū ʿAbd Allah to write a letter of recommendation for me to Musaddad. He wrote it and remarked, ‘What an excellent shaykh! May Allah grant him well-being.’ (3)”

Muḥammad ibn Hārūn al-Fallās said, “I asked Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn about Musaddad, and he replied, ‘Reliable.’ (4)”

Jaʿfar ibn Abī ʿUthmān said, “I asked Ibn Maʿīn, ‘From whom should I record hadith in Basra?’ He answered, ‘Record from Musaddad, for he is trustworthy, trustworthy.’ (5)”

Al-Nasaʾi said, “Trustworthy.” (6)

Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allah al-ʿIjlī said: “Musaddad ibn Musarhad ibn Musarbal ibn …”